ROCHESTER — The trial for a Middleton man facing several charges stemming from an incident in July in which he allegedly drove his car into a telephone pole, contacted a woman with a protective order against him, and assaulted an officer during his arrest, all just one day after being released from jail, was continued to Nov. 5.

Jeffrey Kinsley, 47, who is being held in Strafford County Jail, is facing seven charges in district court for the incident, including simple assault, violation of a protective order, breach of bail conditions, resisting arrest, false report of a motor vehicle accident, false report to law enforcement, and negligent driving. His attorney is involved in plea negotiations; thus, the case has been continued.

All charges are misdemeanors, with the exception of the negligent driving which is a violation.

Kinsley had been incarcerated before the events for violating a protective order for sending letters to a former girlfriend while in jail for a criminal mischief charge stemming from an April incident in which he allegedly waved a gun at an officer during an armed suicidal standoff.

He was sentenced to 365 days in the House of Corrections for the violation, with all but 49 days suspended conditionally on good behavior and a domestic violence evaluation. He was given credit for the 49 days, for the time he had served in jail pending the trial. He was released after his sentencing.

The next morning, he allegedly drove his car into a telephone pole and falsely reported the accident to police by claiming he was forced off the road and into the pole by another car.

He was then transported to Frisbie Memorial Hospital and treated for minor injuries before being released later that same day. Shortly after he called a former girlfriend, who had a protective order against him, the same woman he had been convicted of contacting from the jail.

She contacted the Middleton Police Department and when Kinsley arrived later to retrieve his vehicle, an officer advised him that he was under arrest for violating the protective order, at which point he responded by walking away from and subsequently punching the arresting officer, who was not injured in the assault.

According to the affidavit, an officer reported Kinsley as saying the officer would “have to shoot him because he was not going back to jail peacefully.” Local police were assisted on the scene by units from Milton and Farmington.

Kinsley is also facing a felony charge from the armed standoff in April in which he allegedly waved a loaded gun at an officer in a threatening manner rendering a criminal threatening charge.

He was indicted on the charge in August. The indictment alleges “he placed his hand on his holstered firearm and stated 'you are not going to taze me' or words to that affect” as an officer approached him while acting in the line of duty.

He is scheduled for a dispositional conference on the charge on Nov. 16 in Strafford County Superior Court. The felony level offense carries a maximum sentence of 3½ to 7 years in state prison.

Kinsley is due back in the Rochester court at 1 p.m. on Nov. 5 for the trial on the class A misdemeanor charges and the violation. If found guilty, Kinsley could face up to a year of jail time for each misdemeanor charge, plus fines.